Improvement in combined plantee and oultivatoe



I. 'H. GHAPPELL.

v Corn-Planter.

N 63,019 Patented Mar. 19, 1867.

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Witnesses: Inventor,

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ISAAC rt. GH'APPELL, 0 F LAWRENCE, KANSAS; Letters Patent No. 3,019, dated ZlIaroh 13;..1867:

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, ISAAC H. CHAPPELL, of Lawrence, in the county of Douglas, and State of Kansas, have invented a new and improved Combined Cultivator and Corn Planter; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in so-eonstructing and combining a cultivator with a corn planter that the ground'rnay be cultivated and at the same time corn may be planted in the most perfect manner.

These machines are so constructed that the planter may be detached and only the cultivator used, thereby avoiding the expense of two separate machines. I I

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my inventiornl will 'proceed to describe its construction and operation. I

Figure 1 is a top plan view of my machine with the planter detached.

Figure 2 is a top plan viewof the same with the planter attached.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional elevation of the cultivatoi- 'from the line y y.

Figure 4: is also alongitudiual vertical sectional elevation with planter'attached, from the line Letters of like name and kindrefer to like parts in each of thefigures.

In my improved machine A A may represent two wheels of common construction, and of any desired dimensions, that run on the axie B, that may be made of either wood orliron, and of any convenient length.

Upon the under side of the said axle'B are rigidly secured two converging bars or hounds, G G, that extend to. a suitable distance forward where the front ends are secured together by two cross-bars, D D, to .rvh'rehthe pole or tongue E is secured, and by which the machine is drawn and operated.

Upon the top of thesaid axleB are two upright bars, a a, that extend up from the said axle.

F are also two' converging bars or hounds that extend to almost equal distances to the rear and front of the axle B, and in which are provided mortises that pass over the bars a a. At the front ends of the said bars F F are slots that fit over two upright bars, e e, that are secured to and extend up from the cross-piece D The said uprights e c are provided with holes so that the front ends of the bars F F may-bc'clevated or lowered as may be desired. I I

.At the rear end of thc'said bars F F is a cross-piece,-G,'that firmly holds the ends of the said barsin their proper position. v I I I H H are two standards, upon the lower ends of. which sire secured the ploughs I I. These standards are secured to the beams by means of double joints, 2' i, so that the ploughs can have both avertica-l and lateraln otion. These joints are made with a shank passing through the bars FF, and at the outside of the bars are straps which receive the standards, in which the said standards are secured by means of a bolt, so that the shank is allowed to "work freely in the bars or hounds F F, and the standards in the straps, .so that both a vertical and lateral motion may be imparted to the ploughs.

I J J are stirrups secured to the standards at a suitable. point for the benefit of the driver to assist in operat I ing the plou'ghs.

I K K arealso standards pivoted by a. bolt to the rear end of the bars F F, upon the lower ends of which are secured the plows I I. I I I i M is a crank-lever or rock-shaft located upon and across the bars or hounds C C. v 'lo the arms of this rock-shaft or crank-lever ere attachcd'jack chains N N, that connect with the standards H H.

'To the chains N N are connected other short chains 0 O, that also connect with standards K K. The crank-lever and chains serve the purpose of elevating and lowering the ploughs.= I

At the tops of the standards H H are arms, 0 0, provided for the purpose of assisting the feet in working or operating the ploughs and giving them a lateral motion so as to conform to all the sinuositics of the .rows. These arms can be used without interfering with the drivers attention to his team,'and by pressing down on them the ploughs can be casily raised so as to throw off anything that has accumulated in front of the ploughe- At the rear side of the axle B are hooks'thatare provided for the purpose of attachihg by means of chains, 0' O, a corn planter constructed in the following manner:

P P are two runners, the front ends of which are secured by a roller or cross-piece, Q. At the rear ends of the runners are uprights, R R, to which are attached scrapers, S S, thatcover the seed. The rear ends of the said runners are secured by means of a cross-bar, T. To this cross-bar T is apivoted lever, U, that connects and operates the sliding-bar V, that extends through the bottoms of the hoppers W W. I

These hoppers are located upon and secured to the cross-bar T. l

I When it is desired to use'the' cultivator alone, the chains 0 O are'detached from the hooks on the rear side of the axle B, when the cultivator can be used among any kind of crops planted in rows.

When it is desired. to use the planter, it is attached to the cultivator by the chains before described, and all the plough standards removed, and by working the lei'er U alternately back and forth the seed is allowed to pass through the perforation of the slide V in-the bottom of the seed-hoppers W W. i

Y is the driver's seat that is secured to standards or .uprights b b lib,- which are secured to the bars F F.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1.. In so arranging the crank-leverh'l that when the'ploughs'are raised they will be thrown apart,so that, in turning, the ploughs will not break down the corn.

2. The standards e, in combination with the bars F F,for the purpose of elevating'and lowering the ploug'hs without changing their angle. i

3. Attaching the bars F F to the standards e e for the purpose of. elevating or lowering the ends of the bars F F so as to change thel inc of draught above or below the centre of the axle substantially as shown and described. i

' ISAAC H. OHAPPELL,

Witnesses:

Guns. CHADWICK, H. O. .LEARNED. 

